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A compilation of Junji Itou's works from various magazines.

Story 1: The Blood-slurping Darkness (血をすする闇)A girl, after being dumped by her boyfriend, decides to loose weight to get her boyfriend back. In the end, she becomes anorexic and meets a boy who supposedly will not eat either until she does. But why does he lose weight so fast after just introducing himself?Story 2: The Ghosts of Golden Time (ゴールデンタイムの幽霊)Story 3: The Roar (轟音)Story 4: The Monster House (お化け屋敷の謎)The story is about two boys sneaking into a haunted mansion themed attraction that they suspect is actually haunted.Story 5: Glyceride (グリセリド)Yui and her brother Goro live right above their father’s poorly ventilated barbequeue restaurant.Story 6: The Earth-bound (地縛者)Why are people all over the country choosing to stop and stand motionless, holding the same pose until they wither away? A social worker investigates the phenomenon of those known as the “earthbound”.Story 7: The Ringing of the Convict (死刑囚の呼鈴)Every night, Noriko is visited by a convicted murderer who should be in prison. He has come to beg her forgiveness.[From the fansite & daniel-lau]